History Music / TheDivisionBell

* {{Feelies}}:
** An odd case in that the packaging ''is'' the feely; the initial CD run of the album by Creator/{{EMI}} [[https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6i0was/this_original_cd_pressing_of_the_division_bell/ featured]] the 1994 Pink Floyd logo, a stylized sound wave, and the words "THE DIVISION BELL" in braille on the disc tray's spine.
** The limited edition CD release featured the jewel case inserted in a small metal sculpture of the heads on the album cover. The Creator/ColumbiaRecords release of this edition also includes the embossed CD tray from the initial Creator/{{EMI}} run, which is absent on Columbia's standard edition.
** The original 7-inch single of "High Hopes" came on clear vinyl and included a poster, while the 12-inch single of the song came on blue vinyl included a set of film cards, along with an etching on the B-side of the disc. Some vinyl copies of the album also come in translucent blue.

* ForDoomTheBellTolls: "High Hopes" opens with the haunting sound of a church bell, tying in with the minor-key, downtempo composition of the main song and the wistful, almost mournful tone of the lyrics.

** The opening instrumental "Cluster One" has an ambient, spacy feel similar to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as it is a musical tribute to Music/RogerWaters.

* ShoutOut: The music video for "High Hopes" made an appearance on WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead. [[ForegoneConclusion Predictably]], Beavis and Butthead dismissed Pink Floyd as "just another gang of wussies from England".

''The Division Bell'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released on 28 March 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. The album would also be the band's last to feature Richard Wright during his lifetime; he passed away of cancer in 2008, with ''Music/TheEndlessRiver'' only featuring archival recordings of his. The band launched a successful stadium tour in support of the album, which would also turn out to be their last. A live album of the tour, featuring a complete performance of ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', titled ''Pulse'', was released on 5 June 1995.

But they tell me to please go [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] myself, you know you just can't win''

* AntiLoveSong: "Take It Back".

* ForDoomTheBellTolls: "High Hopes".

-->''"Is that Charlie? Hello, Charlie!"''\\
''*click*''\\
''"Great."''

** Gilmour's acoustic guitar part in "Lost for Words" quotes the intro to [[Music/WishYouWereHere "Wish You Were Here"]].

** "What Do You Want From Me" has an electric piano-driven groove similar to "Have A Cigar".

!! Tracklist[[note]]Most original vinyl releases shortened some songs from the CD to fit the album on a single LP. All LP reissues since 2014 are double [=LPs=] with the song lengths unabridged.[[/note]]

''The Division Bell'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. The album would also be the band's last to feature Richard Wright during his lifetime; he passed away of cancer in 2008, with ''Music/TheEndlessRiver'' only featuring archival recordings of his. The band launched a successful stadium tour in support of the album, which would also turn out to be their last. A live album of the tour, featuring a complete performance of ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', titled ''Pulse'', was released in 1995.

What do you want? (What do you want from me?\\

-->''Trust.''

* VariantCover: There are four different versions depending on the format.
** The CD release features the metal heads lit directly by the morning sun, with four lights glowing in the background between them.
** The LP release features the metal heads lit from the side by the midday sun, with nothing between them except Ely Cathedral.
** The cassette release is shot similarly to the LP release, but uses two "stone" heads (actually polystyrene and fiberglass) instead of the metal ones.
** The digital download/streaming release uses a resurfaced outtake that features the metal heads in overcast weather, with three red flags in the background between them.

** The talkbox guitar on "Keep Talking" recalls [[Music/{{Animals}} "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"]] while the song's synth solo recalls [[Music/TheWall "Run Like Hell"]].

* AlbumTitleDrop: "High Hopes" is an inversion - the lyric came first, and Creator/DouglasAdams suggested the band use it as the album title:

--> ''So I spy on her, I lie to her, I make promises I cannot keep''
--> ''Then I hear her laughter rising, rising from the deep''
--> ''And I make her prove her love for me, I take all that I can take''
--> ''And I push her to the limit to see if she will break''
* AwardBaitSong:

* ConceptAlbum: The album's themes revolve around communication, and the problems [[PoorCommunicationKills its absence]] can cause.

** An odd case in that the packaging ''is'' the feely; the initial CD run of the album [[https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6i0was/this_original_cd_pressing_of_the_division_bell/ featured]] the 1994 Pink Floyd logo, a stylized sound wave, and the words "THE DIVISION BELL" in braille on the disc tray's spine.
** One rare CD release featured the jewel case inserted in a small metal sculpture of the heads on the album cover.

--->''So I open my door to my enemies, and I ask--could we wipe the slate clean?''
--->''But they tell me to please go [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] myself, you know you just can't win''

--->''[[Music/TheWall Hey you]], did you ever realize what you'd become?''
--->''And did you see that it wasn't only me you were running from?''

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, aka Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}.

* WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell: An interpretation of "A Great Day for Freedom": specifically, a commentary on the euphoria that came after the end of the Communist bloc in Eastern Europe, and the disappointment that followed.

* {{Feelies}}: An odd case in that the packaging ''is'' the feely; the initial CD run of the album [[https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6i0was/this_original_cd_pressing_of_the_division_bell/ featured]] the 1994 Pink Floyd logo, a stylized sound wave, and the words "THE DIVISION BELL" in braille on the disc tray's spine. Another rare CD release featured the jewel case inserted in a small metal sculpture of the heads on the album cover.

* GrandFinale: "High Hopes", the album closer, is said to be an autobiography of the band's history, and thought to be their true sendoff before their Live-8 reunion and the release of ''Music/TheEndlessRiver''.

''The Division Bell'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime. The band launched a successful stadium tour in support of the album, which would also turn out to be their last. A live album of the tour, featuring a complete performance of ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'', titled ''Pulse'', was released in 1995.

[[TheOneWith The Last One With]] [[AuthorExistenceFailure Rick Wright]].

''The Division Bell'' is the fourteenth studio album by Music/PinkFloyd, released in 1994. It is their first album to officially feature the returned Richard Wright, who was a session musician for ''Music/AMomentaryLapseOfReason''. Sadly, it is also their last studio album to feature Wright during his lifetime. The band launched a successful stadium tour in support of the album, which would also turn out to be their last.

** The original 7-inch single of "High Hopes" came on clear vinyl and included a poster, while the 12-inch single of the song came on blue vinyl included a set of film cards, along with an etching on the B-side of the disc.

* {{Feelies}}: An odd case in that the packaging ''is'' the feely; the initial CD run of the album [[https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/6i0was/this_original_cd_pressing_of_the_division_bell/ featured]] the 1994 Pink Floyd logo, a stylized sound wave, and the words "THE DIVISION BELL" in braille on the disc tray's spine.